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130 SOUTH WALNUT
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46625
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Vol. 1, No. 23
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January 28, 1968
MAYOR
HEfiD,
BY OLLIE ROSS, SR.
THE REFORMER Political
Reporter
QUESTIONS
PHILLIPS
On Tuesday morning, Jan-
uary 23, 1968 this reporter
attended a press conference
at the Mayor's office. While
a number of subjects were
discussed, most of the news-
men present were interested
in knowing the Mayor's po-
sition on the criminal
charges filed recently by the
Prosecutor's Office against
Mr. Melvin Phillips and Mr.
Curtis Owens.
The Mayor issued a pre-
pared press release which
said the following:
An important part of the
press release was the
Mayor's opinion that if the
charges were filed merely
as a legal manuever against
Mr. Phillips' civil suit a-
gainst the city, they ought to
be withdrawn.
ACTION
This reporter opened the
questioning of the press con-
ference with the following
question: "Mayor do you
foresee further violence
this summer as a result of
these arrests?" Answer:
"In a meeting with the Hu-
man Relations Commission
Monday this same question
came up. My answer to
them and to you was that
I expressed hope that vio-
lence will not occur now or
in the future."
Another question this re-
porter asked was, "Do you
think personalities were a
factor in last summer's ra-
cial disturbance?" Answer:
"This could very well be
true. Police Chief Mc-
Naughton and I just re- ^
turned from a seminar in ^
Washington on studies of l
this nature. The police are J
a large part of city govern-
ment and should be trained
accordingly."
Another question: "Do
you feel, as a qualified at-
torney, that the criminal
charges should have been
filed?" Answer: "I have
no comment. This is the
Prosecutor's duty. I can-
*
not understand the delay ink
the filing of the charges.''^
(The incident on which the I
charges have been filed took^
Con't to Page 7
CENTRO WINS
STATE AWARD
Centro Members Admire AMOS Award. Left to right:
Domingo Chapo, William Weller, Apolinar Montano, Dora
Elia Gonzales, and EvaCarrizales. Photo by Grady Ross.
On January 8, in Indiana-
polis, the President of the
Board of Directors, Rev.
Birt Harris, received the
Distinguished Service Award
for South Bend's Migrant
Center. This is the first
year that such an award was
given and Centro was picked
as tops from 20 other agen-
cies delegated throughout the
State. Centro Cristianode la
Communidad, Inc. is located
on South Walnut Street and
has been in existance since
the summer of 965, when
they received their first fed-
eral grant from the Office
of Economic Opportunity.
The plight of the migrant,
unable to break out of the
poverty cycle, is the story
of all people faced with lit-
tle education or training for
new jobs, poor housing, an .
inability to communicate *
with legal resources, and ^
often times unable to un- ^
derstand English. The first y
Cont. to pg. 8 ^
HART, NEW
FIELD WORKER
The new Assistant, Jerry Hart (left), to the Executive
Director, George Neagu (right) of the South Bend Human
Relations and Fair Employment Practices Commission
visit THE REFORMER office. Photo by Grady Ross
The South Bend Human
Relations and Fair Employ-
ment Practices Commission
is pleased to announce it's
selection to fill the position
of inter-group field worker I.
Gerald Eugene Hart has
accepted the position and
will assume his duties effec-
tive F ebruary 1, 1968.
The commission, after ex-
tensive efforts at recruit-
ment to insure the best pos-
sible choice, agreed that Mr.
Hart's background and tal-
ents will strengthen the com-
mission generaHy and, par-
ticularly, in its efforts tow-
ard expanding employment
opportunities for minority
persons as well as develop-
ing a stronger liason with the
youth of our community.
These areas of concern
are high on the priorities
of commission concern as
we move into 1968.
Mr. Hart is leaving his
position of Industrial Spe-
cialist with the defense sup-
ply agency, defense con-
tracts administration ser-
vices office (South Bend) to
join the commission.
In this capacity, among
his varied technical duties,
he assisted the equal em-
ployment opportunity com-
mission in orienting con-
tractors on the performance
requirements of title VII oi
the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Before this he was a pro-
duction control manager for
Essex Wire Corp., South
Bend: Production Coordina-
tor for Chrysler Corp.,
Dayton, Ohio, and had other
supervisory level industrial
and business experience.
All of his vocational ex-
perience has been such that
he brings a wealth of ex-
perience with him in under-
MORRIS DINNER
TICKETS
On Saturday, February 3,
at 7:00 p.m., a testimonial
dinner honoring William
Morris will be held at the
Randall's Inn, on Dixieway
North in Roseland.
Please call Mrs. Hazel
Hunter, 233-5624 to make
your reservations.
Mr. Morris leaving South
Bend to go to New York to
assume the position of Na-
tional Director of the
NAACP's Housing Program.
For many years, Mr. Morris
has been actively involved
in civil rights actions in
South Bend.
standing the problems of in-
dustry as well as th<
minority group person.
Mr. Hart also has an in
timate knowledge of Soutl
Bend's problems.
He is past president of th<
Coordinating Council on Hu
man Relations as well as pas
president of the Thursday
Noon-day Luncheon Club.
He is on the Urban Lea-
gue Employment Committer
and on the Urban Leagut
Advisory Board for on-the-
job training.
He has been an activ<
member of the Local Brand
of the NAACP.
Mr. Hart has attended Sin-
clair College; the Universit;
of Dayton; Patterson Voca-
tional School; Miami Jacob:
College and also taken in-
tensive managerial and tech
nical training for privah
industry and government
He graduated from Trc
1 High School, Troy, Ohii
where he was an honor sti
dent, athlete, and editc
of the senior year book, 1951
He was the recipient (
the Margaret Hey wood Schc
larship Fund for outstand
ing high school achieve men
He was chosen as the your
^ man of the year in 19(
l by the Prince Hall Mason
J Lodges of Troy and Daytoi
J Ohio.
^ Mr. Hart's biography ws
| placed in the social studit
Cont. to pg.( 5

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